The Senior Deputy Speaker

Hereditary Peers: By-elections

lord grocott: To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker whether he will publish the terms and conditions of the contract with the Electoral Reform Services for their services in relation to hereditary peers' by-elections.

lord mcfall of alcluith: Electoral Reform Services have provided services in relation to elections and by-elections for hereditary peers since they were instituted in 1999 on an ad hoc basis rather than under a contract of service. It is intended that a tender exercise will be undertaken shortly to put in place a contract to provide these services. Any contract signed as a result of that tender exercise is expected to be governed by the standard terms and conditions of the House of Lords, available on the Parliament website: https://www.parliament.uk/documents/CSD-Commercial-Services-Directorate/General%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20of%20Contract%20-%2015%20May%202018%20-%20HoL.pdf.



CSD Contract terms
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